Liquid-dispensing device.



LIQUID DISPEHSING DEVlCE.

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APPLICATION FILED fea. a. me.

Patente Dec. 25, i917.

2 SHEETS-SHEET i.

WIT/3158858:

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Be. in known inni i, VILLLM; A. Servir-LM, n citizen of iii@ Unisd Stmas, nini n resicien of 'orwaii 'Lii Cnnniy 0f fnrren and4 Sinin nii iowa. "have ini'snind :i ne. and usn'rni iinproveinen in Rimini-Dis pausing Barinas, of which ine leo-Honing is n snnciicntinn.

My invention reintes in iinprnveinnncs in liquid dispnnsing fierices, it Consists in the combinniions cnnsrnc-ions, .and arrangements herein described and ciaimeci..

in object of my invention is to provide :i device which is prinniriiy intiande. io iispense gasoiene. but which dons noi require His servicns of nn ziiendan, in@ il-,uiciinssr drawing' ont 'the gsoiene, wiiii@ means is proviiied for indicating ijlie ammini so drawn in the. office or store of dis ncern which seiis the gasoiene.l

A urfiisr object of my inveniinn is 'to provide a dispansin` apparatus in which.

main mink may have in@ iiquici pmnpefi oni-- of it au'rnninticniif' into nn auxiliary 'kannn from which initier inni: iii@ iiquii is fil-mim means for Siarcing up and siiuting nii the pump, so as io keep the auxiliary reservoir prcicniiy iiiied.

A further object of inf; invenion is t i* vains having connections Enr brenkir Y dosing isi-Teun; "so the eine/tric niozor nini@ runs the pump.

@Fier nbjests and nvunngss wiii appear in the foiimvingg specificn'ainn anti dus now-i femmes of the irxventinnv wiii parie inriy pointed out in che appemied ciains.

My invention is iiiusrrn'ted in rile ziccoinpfinying drawing forming pari o this appiicaiinn, and in which Figure l is a side View of 'die apparatus, ceinin pars being shown in section.

Fig. 2 is n side View in cictnii of n mii/e member.

A 3 is n "bottom View me. in@ member i in i ig. 2,

. a @animi secrionai view iiliry zink, and

5 is u side view of a pnruinn nf iii@ inni: showing* iin-f Circni iirenking devine.

Qnrrying ont my inveninn I provide a mnin storage tank i, ses Figi. i. This i is presrzinif inwind under ground :ind uns .iii

.nin anhairy resnimir or inni( i which is designed in i3@ cnnsiiiernby snniiier iban iii@ in inni( i. may disposed in the O Ifics or si; or" iii?. ffoncnn which sails tim f iieiii'e. if pine ieads rnin the booin in@ sornm tank i. 150 a pump P, while i pipe G innds from he pi'linp int@ iii@ bottnin of in@ niniiiinrjf tank. fi (iiscnzire pipe 7' iezicis oni, from *die iifitiom nf in@ auxiiiardy ank flint@ n dispensing' stuud 8 which is prnvided .with n iiexibie hose 9 having' n cock l0 and n nozzle l1. A branch pine ig .siisivn :is leading tothe grange, an eww-(1y valve i3 being gimvided in iii@ pipe T sn :is un 'turn the iow of liquid into ihn pipe it wiii.

At iii@ npp' i er and of die inni; is a Vaivs ninniinnn copper, or any suitable maier-ini. fiom i is reniiy n valve, im it' is rissigned in .siop n passage 17 in iii@- vnivn i5 se@ Figs. 2 and 43. when in iii@ rinzod iin@ nnsitionfsiiown Fig. This fvaivfs Sinni 1S ci: the pinion i5, has se- @nrni it nii nrin i9 which is secured in i'inn 'm a ron. Q0 which is siiciniiiy cilisposed in guida members Qi and and which bears :i Cnninci: ineiniicr arranged io engage die cnnzici.- nimniierg 9i and 25 which are narrieai in: nn insniniingg Hase 2G Securefi to ihe side the tank i4.. The Contact 23 lis insuiniei from iii@ nod E2G as shown.

The inner end of the rod 2O is connected by niezins n iink 26X 'io a crank arm Q7 which is on n rock sini 28 whichA is sinl'ipnrnci in bearings 29 und One of tifs@ bearings. 'for insiance, the bearing 30, is prnviiied. with @ein Si and is in fact I 'i iii@ mp wir'n iii@ bnii'nin with the glass Si is; pro

en of the operation empty. "blew by h Il. meter M will run eauee me latter te 'force orage tank l inte the auxilthe liquid passes inte the the air is ereerl threu'gh 'me the presente tank 2, se that centinuelly rising and is used ne liquid out et the tank l when ie is opeher, :1s described later. he observed passes by wey in the vulve Stem 18. New

eten und will rise under the h s-meyemeht will Cause the of the meter eireuit by litting the member out of engagement with itiiete 24 mic. 25. 'mf the upper movement of the rod secured te the arm 19 carried relie stem 18, the shaft 28 was given movement ine clockwise direetionf het the end of the shaft shown in Whe clutch er ratchetportien 32 n @vement is turning idly over the wearing member 80 owing manner in which the `teeth are iiilerei'se movement of the shaft 28 iitil the wheel is minipu- Y Wemmel: described hereinafter. is new ull :mtl ready 'for the Y l ef the liqiiirl. The Customer time thtl seek l() 21ml draws ell giieeleiie e5 from the tmik 4r As etfitefl before, the tank muy be located in the eiiiee, se that the elei'k er heekkeeper muy note the amount of gziseleiie which the customer draws mit, S0 thi; vll the latter comes into the store itj the clerk emi make e proper he liquid recedes lil-em the float, the falls, letting the preesme in the pipe e luv-re. :ieeex te the interior et the auxil- 'i New L1v1;umlLlrivingeuttlie liquid. he elexk observes that the tank is :ill that zieeesezxry for him 1 inwrirfliv en the hutten or This will 'tree the clutch :mtl 3l ,if'iiei'eupeh the :springs nml Sii which :we luider tension will tenil iii-ing the crunk arm nml the rofl l0 into peeitien Shewn in ["i lv tl figure the engaging the xi'heieuligeti the 1 `w t 'r meter M will he este@ lished, thus causing it to ump i' iii :trom the tank into the 21u31?.hi

h @ugh the it :my of the gaseleiie should get pest the A valve 1:3 and Sheuld be :tfi'reed ever nite 'le pipe 36, it `will im flown into the pressure tank 2. lli/lien stiflieieiit `iisoleiie neeumu latesin this tank, it niej; he led inte the mehr storage tank by opening the @eek 3.

lt will he seen that the tank 2 is :in impertaiit feature et this invention. The liquid in the tank 4 is het ei'ilv under the action of gre ity, but :ilse is `feeteil te the pressurein the tank 2, so that when the stop cock l0 in the nozzle ll is opened, the gaselene immediately forced out, im matter whether the lelivery hose 9 is above or below the tank 4. lfithoiit the tank 2 the pump would have to work ev ry time e 'pertioi et the gaselene was drawn erf. in the present construction. Athe tank flinuy holel a large Supply, so that the pump may he of small capacity. ()b\'iously, :is much et the liquid may be drawn ell' from the'timk 4 :is desirable, by using :t larger or e. smaller delivery pipe, regardless et' the capacity of the pump, since the letter may be Working; for some time to ll Ythe tank. er which may be emptied at a rapid rate. y lt will he seen by the lisse et this device, the attendent who usually 'hecessziry9 need not be present. There is, therefore, a Sevng of labor and :i correspondingveceiiemy of operation." ln Fig. l l have shown the auxiliary tank as located above the greuml and eh'ove the dispensing Stand, but will he understood that this tank may he located in any suibzihle pesitieii, einee the liquid clis- 'penseel therefrom ie tei-eetl out by pressure and nei-,hy gravity.

lt will 'he understood ti'mt. the lateral Increment of the eraiik reel is comparatively slight und that -while it hee both e retgt' and it lateral metieii, these metimis ere Se slight that u slight. leeseness iii the mountiiigs of these parte is entirely siii'l'ieieiit te compensate for the double movement.

tween :said 5to age tank and seid auxiliary tank, und having connections 'with 'beth et swirl tanks-i7 u. pump for pumping lluiils frere snit! ,mem etwaige tank mi() Said au iliery eehtiellihg seid. pietet velve e elle?? red lill,

`iary tank, a )stop .liquid from the meagre l tank, a pump' for pumping liquid vfrom saidv storage tank into said auxiliary tank, a pis ton valve carried bysaid auxiliary tank, a

lrod secured to the valve stem of said piston valve and adapted to move therewith, a air of stationary/contacts a 'Contact carried by said rod and arranged to be brought inte and out of engagement With said stationary, contacts, and means for retaining the piston valve in any of itsshifted positions and for releasing' it atsWill.,

3; In a liquid dispensing device, an auxilcock for drawing off the auxiliary tank,y a storage tank, a pump for pumping liquid from said storage tank into said auxiliary tank, a-piston valvelearried by said `auxiliary tank, a rod 'secured' to the valve stem of said piston valvev and adapted to move therewitli,.a pair of stationary contacts, a-contact carried by said rod and arranged te be brought into and outer engagemeiifwith said stationary contacts, in@ means lfor retaining the eisten and for sannita-- rock shaft `being sliiftable'longitudinally 'free said clutch member, aneA a spring ier fordravving oil theliquid from theauxil 'motor for operating l vton alsol operating valve in any' of its shifted positions and For releasing ar will, said last named means comprising a rock shaft having operative connection with 'said sliiftablevrod; sta tionary elut'ch member, and a Aclutch menaL ber carried bysaidirck shaft and arranged engage said stationary clutch member, sz

tion. i

4., In a liquid dispensing apparatus, .a ma" f storage tank, an auxiliary tank a step restoring said reel: shaft to its original posi tank, a pressure tank disposed between storage tank and said auxiliary tank, having connections with both of said teni a pump orvpurnping fluids fronrsaid .i storage tank into said auxiliary tank, f the pump', a eirenii. breaker in the motor circuit, a piston valve disposed in said auxiliary tank for een# trolling the Connection between the pres sure tank and the auxiliary tank, said pis'- said circuit. breaker te stop the motor. I

. WLLAlf/ A; CTNAM" Witnesses: i

n. n. new, n. is.. einer. 

